Amrit Desai

Amrit Desai

Amrit Desai is a Yoga master, born in the village of Halol in India. From the age of 15, he was trained by his guru was Swami Kripalvananda, and, currently, he oversees the Amrit Yoga Center in Salt Springs, Florida, located in the Ocala National Forest.

In 1966, Yogi Desai founded the Yoga Society of Pennsylvania, a nonprofit organization providing yoga classes and training for yoga teachers. The name of the Society was later changed to Kripalu, in honor of Swami Kripalvandanda. During his time with the Fellowship, Yogi Desai developed the yogic system popularly referred to as Kripalu Yoga.

In 1994, the Fellowship dismissed Desai following allegations he had been having sexual affairs with several students. [Cohen, Andrew. "Yoga, Ego, and Purification". [http://www.wie.org/j17/desai.asp What Is Enlightenment? Magazine] . Retrieved on 2008-08-11] . The organization itself continues to operate as a nonprofit and charitable entity under the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health banner in Stockbridge, Massachusetts.

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External links

* [http://www.amrityoga.org/ Amrit Yoga Institute]


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